While the people of Qingyang and Jinzhou were celebrating our defeat of the invasion of the Luopi people, Lu Man, who was good at fanning the flames, began a new round of his conscription propaganda plan. When I changed into plain clothes and walked out of the gate of the city guard mansion with Di Rena and Lu Xianxian to the most prosperous Wufeng Avenue, I saw a scene that stunned me.

This is the street that bears my name, and it was also renamed at the request of the people of the city. The recruitment offices on the streets were crowded, and the young and middle-aged people who had signed up for the recruitment were lined up in several long lines with no tail in sight, anxiously waiting for the inspection and selection of the recruits. There is a huge propaganda poster above, and in the center of the painting is a picture of me wearing a military uniform, describing coldness, and facing the sky with my hands behind my back, and I can see that my painting skills are quite exquisite. Next to him are a few huge words full of strong rhetorical tones: "Do you want to become a powerful general? Do you want to become a new idol of the imperial woman? Do you want to become a national hero who will go down in history? Come on, join the army and realize your dreams!!

I took a leaflet, and I still had my image painted on it, but it was replaced by an image of me wearing an ordinary soldier's uniform. "Six years ago, he, Li Wufeng was just an ordinary member of the emperor's [***] team, with loyalty, bravery, and wit, after countless bloody tests, he finally became the pride of the empire and the hero of the nation. Come, raise your strong hands, take your solid steps, and join the army to achieve your highest goal in life!! "If I were an ordinary young man, I am afraid that I would also be attracted by this series of propaganda offensives, and I can't wait to join the army."

Di Rena and Lu Xian were very amused by such exaggerated propaganda posters, and I could only shake my head helplessly and smile bitterly after reading it, this Lu Man is really a talent, and he will make full use of my image advantages, it seems that when necessary, I can also ask the War Readiness Administration for a large amount of money for the use of image rights.

Now Qingyang Fucheng is completely a medium-sized city full of vitality and vitality, compared with two years ago, it is simply impossible to calculate in Daoli. The influx of nearly 800,000 immigrants not only caused the city's popularity to soar, but also brought a large number of cheap labor. I think that after this war, Qingyang's economy will develop faster, and after the threat of the Luope people is lifted, there is no force in this area that can challenge my leadership position, and the next step will be to expand my sphere of influence, and continue to enhance my economic and military strength, and prepare for greater benefits.

While imagining a better future, I strolled casually through the streets of Qingyang City, Di Rena and Lu Xian Xian probably rarely went to the street to live like ordinary people, and they seemed to be full of interest, holding my hands in and out of the big and small shops, but the good times did not last long, and soon someone recognized me, before being surrounded by excited people, I had to lead the two young ladies to hurriedly break out of the crowd and flee back to the city guard.

Just when the people of Qingyang and Jinzhou were joyfully celebrating the defeat of the Luobei people, and I was also ambitious to take advantage of the victory in this battle to obtain greater benefits, the upper and lower levels of Yanjing Zhongzhou, thousands of miles away, fell into a mixture of joy and sorrow.

As early as August, many media outlets in Yanjing began to reveal that the situation in the northwestern prefectures of the empire had begun to deteriorate, and that the local government had done nothing to make the situation even more sinister, and that the rebellion in these two prefectures had spread to the surrounding prefectures and counties. Longdong Prefecture in Kansai County and Black Mountain Prefecture in Heshuo County have already shown signs of instability.

Although the Imperial Press and Publication Administration severely restricted negative reports on this area, the news was quickly known to the people of Yanjing. In September, the situation in Guide and Bonan Prefecture became even worse, the local political axe garrison was constantly wiped out by the rebel army, and the remnants of the army were besieged in the prefecture, and the various functions of the local political axe have been basically lost, and they are completely surviving in the prefecture. Many news media outlets have also been influenced by some powerful people with interests in the two provinces, and have constantly criticized the central government of the empire for its lack of coping measures, and have sat idly by and watched the situation in Guide and Bonan provinces erode.

And the central political axe of the empire also has a bitter word, the Heathrow Empire, The Kaman Empire and the Poole Kingdom are keenly aware of the predicament of the empire, and they have stationed hundreds of thousands of troops in the border areas of the empire, and the Kaman has increased the number of occupation troops stationed in the Jiama City of the Principality of Gerlok to 200,000, and constantly put on a posture of going south and west, forcing the troops of the northern and western military regions of the empire not to dare to move at will, and the only one that can draw out the mobile army Taixuanfu not only withstood the double pressure from the Sislo Empire and the Kaman Empire, but also the troops of Sun Yuanliang of Yinchuan Mansion began to move frequently, and moved to the junction with Taixuanfu and Guide Mansion to stationAlthough Fielding knew that the purpose of these parties was to contain his inability to draw troops to help Guide and Bonan, but in the face of such a grim situation, he did not dare to act rashly, so he had to firmly strengthen his defense, and could only say sorry to Guide and Bonan's request for help.

The instability of the surrounding area also increased the uneasiness of the local political axes, who constantly wrote to the central government of the empire, saying that the situation in their own territory was critical and needed to strengthen the garrison, and strongly opposed the withdrawal of the garrison of their own territory, forcing the military headquarters that originally intended to withdraw part of the regular army stationed in various places to the northwest The proposal was also shelved several times at the imperial council. Immediately after that, the Empire's attention was attracted by the large-scale invasion of the Luope, and the snowflakes of Guide and Bonan also ignored the requests for help from the two prefectures of Guide and Bonan for the time being. It was not until I learned that I had defeated the invading Luope army in one fell swoop, that our attention returned to Guide and Bonan, and the use of troops in the two provinces was once again on the agenda.

In order to divert the attention of the people from the deteriorating situation in the two prefectures of Debonan, the empire also instructed the news media to hype up the fact that I defeated the invasion of the Luope, and the major newspapers and periodicals reported on the brilliant results I had achieved, especially the fact that I captured more than 40,000 Luope prisoners, which was an unprecedented proud achievement in the history of the empire, and it has always been how many people were captured by the empire in defeat, even the Qingyang defense battle I won the year before last only repelled the Luope invasion army, but this time I went deep into the enemy's hinterland, defeated the enemy army in one fell swoop, and captured such a large number of prisoners of war, so that the whole empire has a feeling of raising eyebrows, ordinary people even sang and danced to celebrate this hard-won victory.

However, the victory could not hide the plight of Guide and Bonan, and the rebellion in the two prefectures even spread to the outside world, so that the central government of the empire had to settle down and seriously think about countermeasures.

On October 15, 693 in the continental calendar, the imperial court once again convened a military meeting to discuss how to deal with the changes in the situation in Guide and Bonan. In the Yueyue Palace, Situ Mingyue, who was sitting on the throne, looked a little uncertain, completely defeated the invasion of the Luope people, and cut off the clutches of the Luope people into the northwest region, which made him excited, but the ensuing rapid deterioration of the situation in Guide and Bonan also troubled him, and the expansion of the rebel forces in the two provinces has seriously affected the security of the neighboring prefectures and counties.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the situation is already very clear, and everyone can put forward their own opinions and suggestions, as long as it is conducive to solving the current complex and dangerous situation, they can say that they are not guilty, and I will not blame. Appearing a little tired, Situ Mingyue half-leaned on the royal chair and presided over the meeting.

However, His Royal Highness was silent, almost everyone shrunk their necks, not daring to speak, His Majesty the Emperor has a moody temper in the past two days, although he has spoken, but if he does not listen to the words, it will inevitably make His Majesty angry. The military officials who originally proposed the transfer of troops from the Western Military Region were also reluctant to repeat the old saying because their opinions had been shelved, and the scene was a bit cold.

"What? Isn't there any one here who can share my worries?" Situ Mingyue was also a little annoyed, usually these people were more active in fighting for power and profit than anyone else, and when it was their turn to come up with a solution to the matter, they were all speechless.

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor's mood began to deteriorate again, all the ministers felt that there seemed to be another sign of a storm coming, and they couldn't help but muttered to themselves.

"Father, in fact, in addition to the regular armies of the two military regions in the west and north of our empire, we have other armies in the northwest region that can support Guide and Bonan!"

Due to the rules handed down by the empire, members of the royal family with male surnames can participate in court meetings when they become adults, so it is natural that Situ Biao, the sixth highness, also participates in the court meetings of the imperial court every time, but he used to be very low-key, and he gave the ministers the feeling that he was just a typical playboy, nothing more than his mother was very young and beautiful, and he was the favorite concubine of His Majesty the Emperor, and he had no other skills.

Situ Mingyue couldn't help frowning, the army of Taixuan Mansion had long been pinned down by the armies of the Sislo Empire and the Kaman Empire, where could they still have the strength to support? This is a well-known situation.

"You mean Taixuan Mansion Fielding?" Situ Mingyue was a little irritable.

"No, Father, Taixuan Mansion is too busy to take care of itself now, I mean Li Wufeng, who has just defeated the Luobei people!" Under his father's stern gaze, Situ Biao was a little more solemn.

One stone hit a thousand waves, and all the ministers of His Highness began to talk about it.

"But after the great battle with the Luope people, can Li Wufeng draw enough troops to deal with the rebellious armies of Guide and Bonan?" Situ Mingyue was shocked, not because of how amazing Situ Biao's remarks were, but because Situ Biao's usual behavior was very different from today's remarks.

"As far as Erchen knows, Li Wufeng will not suffer great losses due to the ambush and raid strategy adopted in this battle, and he should be able to draw some strength to deal with it, not to mention that the army of Yinchuan Mansion has been stationed in the border area with Taixuanfu and Guide Mansion, I think they are not only containing the army of Taixuanfu, I am afraid that they are instructed by the Siathrow people to take the opportunity to occupy Guide Mansion. Situ Biao's unhurried analysis immediately aroused the discussion of all the ministers.

Originally, Situ Biao's performance today was enough to shock everyone present, and his speech was actually reasonable, which made many people present nod yes. Several of his half-brothers were even more surprised and jealous, and Situ Tai, Situ Jun, Situ Yuan, and Situ Lang secretly listed him as their competitors.

Once Sun Yuanliang of Yinchuan Mansion occupied Guide Mansion, the consequences would be unimaginable, and with his close relationship with the Sithro Empire, it was equivalent to the Claws of the Sithro people reaching into the hinterland of the empire, and they could threaten the center of the empire at any time, which was absolutely unacceptable.

"What should you think of it?" Situ Mingyue couldn't help but be interested in the words of his son, who usually didn't feel good.

"Give Li Wufeng a name, let him quell the riots in Guide and Bonan Prefectures, and restore normal order in the local area. Situ Biao's voice was very flat.

"Oh, what name do you give him?" Situ Mingyue stared at Situ Biao with both eyes.

"You can let him serve as the military and political envoy of the Northwest County, or as a reward for his defeat of the Luope invasion this time. In the face of his father's aggressive gaze, Situ Biao did not have the slightest intention of retreating, he just wanted to win his father's attention with deafening remarks, otherwise he would lose his original intention of exposing his true face this time.

These two short sentences were like a huge thunderbolt that immediately set off a huge wave among the ministers, and this is an extraordinary position, and its real power far exceeds that of the county head at the same level, and in fact it is equivalent to a local little emperor. The head of the county can only manage the administrative affairs of a county, cannot form a regular army, and has no power to decide on the personnel and military powers of the lower levels, and must be reported to the central government of the empire for approval before it can be implemented. The military and political envoys are very different, not only can they form an army on their own, but also have absolute power to dispose of all aspects of the personnel, administration, and army in the county, and they do not need to report to the Imperial Central Committee for approval, but only need to report to the Imperial Central Committee for the record.

So far, there have only been two military and political envoys in the entire empire, one is Sanjiang County and the other is Tiannan County. Sanjiang County was more than 30 years ago during the Sanjiang Incident, when the head of the Lin family was the head of Sanjiang County, Lin Yizhi, the contemporary head of the Lin family, was re-elected as the head of Sanjiang County for 20 years, the Lin family's power in Sanjiang County has been deep-rooted, and the empire was also aware of this situation at that time, and wanted to use the method of official rotation to transfer Lin Yizhi to the center of the empire, but was rejected by Lin Yizhi, and the empire removed Lin Yizhi's position as the county head, Lin Yizhi instigated a rebellion in his subordinate provinces, and announced the reading power of Sanjiang County. The Poole Kingdom fought and was unable to suppress the rebellion of the Lin family, and the Macede Khanate in the south also took advantage of the fire and sent troops to invade Wuhu County in the south of the empire, and the situation of the entire empire was precarious. In the end, in order to avoid the division of the empire, the central government of the empire and Lin Yizhi secretly reached an agreement, Sanjiang County canceled the reading power, still belonged to the territory of the empire, and obeyed the rule and management of the empire. Five years later, in order to resist the increasingly powerful military pressure of the Lin family, the empire appointed Lang Dunming, the head of Tiannan County at that time, as the military and political envoy of Tiannan County, hoping to contain the Sanjiang Lin family through Tiannan County, which did play a role in containing the Lin family at that time, but later with the gradual increase in the strength of the Lang family, the empire's control over Tiannan was gradually weakened, and now there is not much actual control.

Today, Situ Biao proposed the establishment of the Northwest County Military and Political Festival Envoy, and it is no wonder that the reaction of the ministers was so fierce.

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